Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-05-19
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Jay Gould's purchases of Arkansas
lands cover fully 10000 acres, located
in three different counties.
It requires something like 100000
pounds of tobacco per annum to supply
the Uuited States army.
Capt. Boycott, the original Boycott.
is now the agent for the Flixton Hall
estate, near Bungay, in Suffolk.
James Speed, who was Lincolns
Attorney General, is so years of age,
but he still practices law in Louisville.
Ry.
The death of Mrs. Isaac Osterhout
of Wilkesbarre, Pa.s places that town
in possession of public library fund of
nearly 100000.
The London Times announces that
the Government has sanctioned the New
foundland Bait bill which will come
into operation in 1888.
Prince Louis, the second son Of
Prince Napoleon, has taken service in
the Italian army, and thus forfeited his
French nationality.
Miss Elizabeth Garrett, sister of the
President of the Baltimore G. Ohio.
Railroad, is worth about $1S,O00,O0O
and is very business-like woman.
The throat affection from which tho
German Crown Prince suffers is, in
some of its symptoms, not unlike the
disease of which Gen. Grant died.
Experiments made by the German
War Office have proved that melinite
decomposes if kept long, and is there
fore useless for war purposes.
The Rev. Mr.. Hewitt of All Saints,
Babbacombe, England, has introduced
magic lantern into his church, by
means of which he shows the Crufx-
ion.
The will of Eleazer S. Slater, who died
near Medina, N. Y, last week, gives
100000 to the Synodical Board Of
Foreign Missions and the Niagara Pres
bytery.
Express-Mcssenger Fotheringham has
sued the Adams Express Company and
Camden and Pinkerton for 100000
damages for false arrest and imprison-
ment.
John Mt. Pleasant, who for sixty
years has been the head Chief of the
Tuscarora tribe of Indians. in Niagara
County, New York, died on the 10th,
ged n.
Mr., Oscar Dickson, the munificent
patron of the Vega expeditions has been
ennobled by his friend King Oscar of
Sweden, and is now styled Baron
Dickson.
The late G. L. Goodale of Angola,
Ind, was cousin by marriage to
President Garfield, and it was for him
that the latter once worked as canal
hand.
Col. Orville T. Calhoun of Abbeville.
N. c., died suddenly while on his way
home from the unveiling of the monu-
ment to his celebrated kinsman at
Charleston.
Tho London Fost says the English
Government has declined to take part Of
ficially in the French Exhibition, but
will give every possible facility to
British exhibitors.
Miss Rose Cleveland will assume
charge of the province of history in
Miss Reeds New York school. Her
contract enjoins upon her not to do
literary work of any kind for outside
parties.
There are in Switzerland thousand
hotels, containing $4,000 beds, and
employing 900 servants. The gross
income from these hotels is considerably
more than the annual budget of The
Confederation.
There has recently been unveiled in
the City of Corfu state of Capod' Istria.
how some sixty years ago was President
of Greece for three years and rendered
the cause of national independence in.
valuable services.
New York World: the London
papers take the very rational view that
neither the United States nor England
want to go to war over the fisheries
question. But while this is true, it is
just as well that John Bull should
understand that tho British lions
Canadian cub must be taughtto behave
itself.
Judge Birdsall of Hartford, who has
been arrested for embezzlement, is the
politician whom Consul General Wal
Ter, when he was Governor of Connec-
ticut, forcibly elected from the Execu-
tive Chamber. The affair made SEN
sation at the time, and was thought to
be Waller's political deathblow. His
action, however, resulted eventually to
his advantage.
The Duke of Connaught, youngest
living son of Queen Victoria, needs an
act of Parliament i'll order to allow OF
his presence at the Jubilee celebra-
tions. He would have to resign his
command in Bombay if he returned
home without special permission; and
Sir John Gerst has accordingly intro
duced a bill to obviate the difficulty.
.sMer must work and women weep,